A picosecond flash-photolysis study of the biphotonic ionization of psoralen derivatives and ethidium bromide

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作者
Shaquiri, Z
Keskinova, E
Spassky, A
Angelov, D
机构
[1] UNIV PARIS 05, UFR BIOMED, URA 400, F-75270 PARIS 06, FRANCE
[2] BULGARIAN ACAD SCI, INST SOLID STATE PHYS, SOFIA, BULGARIA
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10.1111/j.1751-1097.1997.tb08597.x
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A picosecond flash-photolysis study of the ionization of psoralen derivatives and ethidium bromide, either free or intercalated in DNA, was carried out. A single short high-intensity 355 nm laser pulse with a few tens of J/cm(2) dose, was found to be sufficient for achieving close to the ultimate 100% yield of ionization of either free or DNA-bound psoralens, Interestingly, the photoionization efficiency of ethidium bromide is considerably reduced upon intercalation.
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